Hi there Twang Kings and Fret Queens
There is much speculation about the way that Ash and Alder bodies affect tonality. In fact masses have been written about the subject in vintage guitar books and magazines. The often neglected tonal/tonewood element is however, the neck and board. Maple Board on Maple or Rosewood Board. The added snap and bite from a maple neck isn't always a given. Neither is the "truth" that rosewood boards are somehow mellower. I have had strats and teles with maple boards that have been how shall we say quite "refined" tonally. Laid back almost!...Equally I have had rosewood board guitars that are lively and have an incredible tonal "snap" to them. You may have noticed the use of inverted commas as my opinions are highly subjective and therein lies the problem. One guitarist's twang heaven is another player's "shrill hell".
Until next time Fret Heads!
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